Once complete, possibly by June, the building off Ronald Reagan Drive likely will become the shared office for Columbia County’s Chamber of Commerce, Development Authority, and Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Georgia schools Superintendent John Barge flew into Columbia County on Tuesday to recognize Stevens Creek Elementary as a Georgia School of Excellence.

Arriving at the Martinez school by helicopter, Barge presented Principal Michelle Paschal with an award and introduced representatives from United Healthcare and TrueBlue Schools, who respectively promised teachers a day of free massages and a $1,000 donation.

With the hopes of one day donning gold and black, Grovetown High’s Akila Parks signed a letter of intent Wednesday to play football for Georgia Military College.

One of the top-ranked junior college football programs in the nation, the Milledgeville, Ga., school prepares football players for the next level. Last season, nine Bulldogs moved on to Division 1 schools.

“It’s been my dream to play for Georgia Tech since I was 6 years old, since I first started playing football,” Parks said.

Damon Cline’s announcement Monday that he intends to seek the Columbia County District 2 Commission seat might prove to be premature.

Cline soon might no longer live in that district.

New local commission and school board districts, currently awaiting approval by the state Legislature and the U.S. Justice Department, would place Cline’s Petersburg Station home inside District 1. Represented by Ron Thigpen, that seat won’t be up for election until 2014.